(10662) Peterwisse Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Peter Wisse (b. 1943) studied astronomy in Leiden and Groningen. For 10 years he was a teacher of physics and astronomy in secondary schools and for 22 years curator at “Museon”, the Dutch Center for educational exhibitions. The name was suggested by P. Barthel.Naming citation (20080819/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Peterwisse is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Peterwisse is 2.95 au from the Sun and 3.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10662 |
| Provisional designation | 3201 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.16 km (#8,705 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.154 |
| Rotation period | 3.07 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.73 |
| Orbital period | 4.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0989 |
| Inclination | 4.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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